Bring me sunshine
In the dark days of a terrible winter, Elizabeth David began writing her first book, about Mediterranean food. The timing…
Trump’s revenge
Donald Trump may be a narcissist, but since he is not mentally ill in the technical sense, he is not…
The making of a monster
Alfa Ndiaye, a Senegalese soldier fighting for France in the trenches of the Great War, is consumed by bloodlust, which…
Portrait of the week
Home Dominic Cummings, the chief adviser to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, left Downing Street after a week in which…
Strength though suffering
Greatness. Genius. Can you bottle it? Is there a formula? Inspired by his Radio 4 series Great Lives, Matthew Parris…
The march of the fascist mushrooms
It has been too long coming. While conscientious and decent liberals have tried to explain why, to their horror, millions…
Seeing anew
The title of this collection of journalism is a problem. Not the Kant’s Little Prussian Head bit, which, though opaque,…
The Battle for Britain
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Classic misconceptions
Harold Bloom devoted his life to literature – but he had little feeling for words, says Philip Hensher
We need debate, not censorship
Earlier this week, the Labour party wrote to the government urging it to bring forward legislation so that social media…
Revenge of the Republicans
The 2020 election has provided fertile ground upon which Republicans can spend the next four years doing to Joe Biden…
Are Trump’s lawyers big enough to back their claims up?
Before the showdown in old Western movies, one character would issue a barbed challenge and his rival would confidently reply,…
Do some people have hidden immunity against Covid?
Remember ‘immunity passports’? Back in April they were floated as a possible means by which we could all get back…
Brexit could help Boris’s green revolution come to life
Boris Johnson announced his new ten-point plan for Britain’s transition to a net-zero carbon emissions economy this week. It is…
Why Boris, not Rishi, will lead the Tories into the next election
Some Tory MPs are hoping that Dominic Cummings’ departure from Downing Street will bring with it a vital lift to…
The compulsory super scam: why get in to bed with the devil if you only want to cuddle?
Reported in the Oz: Scott Morrison will delay a decision on whether to ditch next year’s scheduled rise in the…
There was nothing like this Dame
It’s barely raised a ripple in the media, but senior Fraser government minister Dame Margaret Guilfoyle died on Remembrance Day,…
ABC director defends the indefensible
When directors of taxpayer-funded boards start defending the indefensible you know there’s a serious problem. In this case, the problem…
What to expect from a Biden-Harris foreign policy
It’s of course premature to even speculate as to how the new administration will fashion a foreign policy. But enough…
Finally America is realizing that Andrew Cuomo is a putz
In a sane world, Andrew Cuomo would be America’s least popular politician, a welcome target for a primary campaign or…
There is evidence, actually
Washington DC Call me crazy for taking the man with hair dye dripping down his cheeks seriously, but I think…
The great Great Reset and technocrat tyranny
It really would be nice if the Great Reset was just another conspiracy theory. Sadly it is not, however, and…
The pathetic censorship of ‘Fairytale of New York’
There’s a surefire way to tell Christmas has arrived. Forget the Oxford Street lights. Forget the sudden appearance of stacks…
Red Wall voters won’t be impressed by Boris’s green agenda
The Red Wall, Blue Collar Conservative, Old Labour, Workington Man – or whatever name you wish to attach to this…
Student loan forgiveness is a giveaway to the rich
Joe Biden said on Monday that Congress should ‘immediately’ take action to forgive student loan debt through its next COVID…
